Breaking beyond a streaming service for obscure cult classics, horror, and sci-fi - Kino Cult promises to bring these miscreant cinematic gems to disc-based media.
Looking to add more titles to your collection? As Kino has dropped the news over Facebook the last few weeks, we now have official word from the horses mouth about their new label - Kino Cult. Starting in October 2023, fans can expect to see a stream of old favorites scoring quality disc releases on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Here's what we know is on the way -
Lorna... The Exorcist - Blu-ray
Underworld (1985) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
With more to come! These aren't up for pre-order yet, but they should be soon.
Here's the full press release
For the first time, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the film that set Disney as the benchmark for feature-length animation, is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Everyone knows the story of a runaway teen who invades the home of seven hard-working laborers and has the gall to clean the place up, but Walt Disney breathed new life into the iconic story with this beautiful full-color feature-length animated classic. From the enchanted mirror to the poisoned apple to the wicked stepmother to the aptly named dwarfs and a parade of furry friends, this film has delighted audiences for 85 years! And now it's set to come home to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Best Buy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook
UPDATE:
We now have updated audio information:
4K Ultra HD: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 DTA-HDHR
and we've been provided with a restoration comparison image:
Here's the full press release:
The cult horror classic Night of the Demons will be getting a Collector's Edition 4K Blu-ray release on October 3. Night of the Demons 2: Collector's Edition and Night of the Demons 3: Collector's Edition will also be available only on Blu-ray on the same date.
Night of the Demons: Collector's Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS
It's Halloween night and Angela is throwing a party ... but this is no ordinary Halloween party. Everybody's headed to Hull House, a deserted funeral home, formerly the lair of a mass murderer. But when the partygoers decide to have a séance, they awaken something evil ... and these party crashers have a thirst for blood. Now it's a battle for who can survive the night in Hull House.
William Gallo (Crash), Amelia Kinkade (Girls Just Want To Have Fun), Cathy Podewell (Dallas), Jill Terashita (Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland) and Screen Queen Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night) star in this '80s splatter-fest directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard).
DISC ONE: 4K UHD
• NEW 2023 Restoration from an earlier 4K scan of the unrated negative in Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, actors Cathy Podewell, Billy Gallo, Hal Havins and special make-up effects creator Steve Johnson
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, producer Jeff Geoffray and executive producer Walter Josten
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, actors Linnea Quigley and Phillip Tanzini and casting director Tedra Gabriel
• NEW See You in Hell – an interview with writer/producer Joe Augustyn
• NEW Contortions and Coffins – an interview with actress Jill Terashita
• NEW The Perfect Punk – an interview with special effects artist Nick Benson
• NEW International Cut (in standard definition)
AUDIO:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
NEW English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo – new remix by Chris MacGibbon
DISC TWO: Blu-Ray
• NEW 2023 Restoration from an earlier 4K scan of the unrated negative
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, actors Cathy Podewell, Billy Gallo, Hal Havins and special make-up effects creator Steve Johnson
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, producer Jeff Geoffray and executive producer Walter Josten
• Audio Commentary with director Kevin Tenney, actors Linnea Quigley and Phillip Tanzini and casting director Tedra Gabriel
• You’re Invited – The Making of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS – a 70-minute documentary
• Amelia Kinkade, Protean – an interview with actress Amelia Kinkade
• Allison Barron’s Demon Memories
• My Demon Nights – an interview with Linnea Quigley
• THE HALLOWEEN PARTY workprint
• THE HALLOWEEN PARTY alternate opening title sequence
• Alternate R-Rated scenes
• A Short NIGHT OF THE DEMONS – a six-minute version of the film shown to potential distributors
• Theatrical Trailer
• Video Trailer
• TV Spots
• Radio Spot
• Promo Reel
• Still Galleries – behind-the-scenes, special effects and makeup, stills, posters and storyboards
AUDIO:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
NEW English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo – new remix by Chris MacGibbon
Night of the Demons 2: Collector's Edition - Blu-ray
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2
It's Halloween and the teenagers from St. Rita's High School want to party at the neighborhood's haunted house. For years, the Hull House has sat in eerie silence – tales of its haunted past have turned into gory jokes and no one really believes anything ever happened there. However, Angela (Amelia Kinkade), the hostess from hell, is summoning her army of teen demons to the blood-curdling contest between the school's priests and herself, the princess of darkness. What was intended as an innocent evening of fun and games turns into a hell-raising, life-threatening ordeal ... they wanted fun, now they're in the trick-or-treat party of their lives!
Blu-Ray
• NEW 2023 film transfer from the interpositive
• NEW Audio Commentary With Actors Cristi Harris, Jennifer Rose, Darin Heames And Johnny Moran
• Audio Commentary With Director Brian Trenchard-Smith And Director Of Photography David Lewis
• NEW A Tale Of Two Demons - An Interview With Directors Kevin S. Tenney And Brian Trenchard-Smith
• NEW Trick Or Treat, Sucker - An Interview With Actor Amelia Kinkade
• NEW Red Curls And Screams - An Interview With Actress Cristi Harris
• NEW Monster Mayhem - An Interview With Special Effects Artist Steve Johnson
• NEW A Sequel With Guts - An Interview With Producer Jeff Geoffray
• Night Of The Demons 2 - Workprint
• Dailies
• Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery
• Trailer
AUDIO:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Night of the Demons 3: Collector's Edition - Blu-ray
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3
It's Halloween! The gates of Hull House have creaked open once again and Angela (Amelia Kinkade) is waiting for her treats. When a group of rambunctious teens take refuge in the foreboding funeral home to escape the law, they soon realize their grave error. Packed with thrills, chills, and bloody spills, Night Of The Demons 3 is a party to die for!
Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary With Director Jimmy Kaufman
• NEW Audio Commentary With Writer Kevin S. Tenney And Special Effects Artist Roy Knyrim
• NEW Third Time’s A Charm - An Interview With Director Jimmy Kaufman
• NEW One Hell Of A Writer - An Interview With Writer Kevin S. Tenney
• NEW Going Up North - An Interview With Producer Jeff Geoffray
• NEW Up To Her Old Tricks - An Interview With Amelia Kinkade
• Night Of The Demons 3 - Director’s Cut (Workprint)
• Night Of The Demons 3 - TV Cut
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage
• Alternate Title Sequence
• Dailies
• Trailers
AUDIO:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
As usual, Shout Factory is also offering exclusive bundles with swag including collectible posters, slipcovers, enamel pin sets, and more. You can check those out here:
Pre-orders are already available for Night of the Demons: Collector's Edition on 4K UHD Blu-ray as well as Night of the Demons 2: Collector's Edition and Night of the Demons 3: Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. Here is the full press release:
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SCREAM FACTORY™ Presents
All Three NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Films in Collector’s Editions! |
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NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Collector’s Edition 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™, And NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™
ARRIVE OCTOBER 3, 2023 FROM SCREAM FACTORY™
Just in time for Halloween, horror enthusiasts and collectors can experience bone-chilling suspense, ancient dark rituals, and terrifying horror like never before when SCREAM FACTORY™ unleashes three creepy supernatural cult hits on October 3, 2023 with NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Collector’s Edition in a 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray combo pack, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, and NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.
For the first time ever in 4K UHD™ format, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Collector's Edition includes a 2023 restoration from an earlier 4K scan of the unrated negative, as well as special content and new interviews. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 Collector's Edition Blu-ray features a new 2023 film transfer, along with bonus features, new audio commentary, and interviews. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3 Collector's Edition Blu-ray also contains special bonus content, including new interviews and audio commentary. Each collector’s edition includes collectible slipcover packaging.
Loyal fans and collectors ordering from ShoutFactory.com, please note the following special offers while supplies last.
Pre-order now!
*Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD release of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, the NEW Blu-ray releases of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 and 3, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters of the original theatrical artwork for all three films, three additional slipcovers (made exclusively for this promotion) featuring new artwork from artist Joel Robinson for all three films, three exclusive, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters (made exclusively for this promotion) of the newly-designed art for all three films from artist Joel Robinson, and a 2.5” x 3.5” retro prism sticker, featuring artwork by Matthew Skiff. |
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NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1-3 Collector’s Editions + 6 Posters + 3 Slipcovers + Prism Sticker + Enamel Pin Set | Pre-order here *Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD release of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, the NEW Blu-ray releases of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 and 3, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters of the original theatrical artwork for all three films, three additional slipcovers (made exclusively for this promotion) featuring new artwork from artist Joel Robinson for all three films, three exclusive, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters (made exclusively for this promotion) of the newly-designed art for all three films from artist Joel Robinson, and a 2.5” x 3.5” retro prism sticker, featuring artwork by Matthew Skiff, and a limited edition enamel pins set via Gutter Garbs (limited to 600 units).
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NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1-3 Collector’s Editions + 6 Posters + 3 Slipcovers + Prism Sticker + Enamel Pin Set + Lobby Cards | Pre-order here *Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD release of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, the NEW Blu-ray releases of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 and 3, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters of the original theatrical artwork for all three films, three additional slipcovers (made exclusively for this promotion) featuring new artwork from artist Joel Robinson for all three films, three exclusive, limited edition 18”x 24” rolled posters (made exclusively for this promotion) of the newly-designed art for all three films from artist Joel Robinson, and a 2.5” x 3.5” retro prism sticker, featuring artwork by Matthew Skiff, a limited edition enamel pins set via Gutter Garbs (limited to 600 units), and a limited edition lobby cards set (limited to 500 units).
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NIGHT OF THE DEMONS It's Halloween night and Angela is throwing a party ... but this is no ordinary Halloween party. Everybody's headed to Hull House, a deserted funeral home, formerly the lair of a mass murderer. But when the partygoers decide to have a séance, they awaken something evil ... and these party crashers have a thirst for blood. Now it's a battle for who can survive the night in Hull House. William Gallo (Crash), Amelia Kinkade (Girls Just Want To Have Fun), Cathy Podewell (Dallas), Jill Terashita (Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland) and Screen Queen Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night) star in this '80s splatter-fest directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard). DISC ONE: 4K UHD
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 NEW English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo – new remix by Chris MacGibbon
DISC TWO: Blu-Ray
AUDIO: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 NEW English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo – new remix by Chris MacGibbon
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2
It's Halloween and the teenagers from St. Rita's High School want to party at the neighborhood's haunted house. For years, the Hull House has sat in eerie silence – tales of its haunted past have turned into gory jokes and no one really believes anything ever happened there. However, Angela (Amelia Kinkade), the hostess from hell, is summoning her army of teen demons to the blood-curdling contest between the school's priests and herself, the princess of darkness. What was intended as an innocent evening of fun and games turns into a hell-raising, life-threatening ordeal ... they wanted fun, now they're in the trick-or-treat party of their lives!
Blu-Ray
AUDIO: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3
It's Halloween! The gates of Hull House have creaked open once again and Angela (Amelia Kinkade) is waiting for her treats. When a group of rambunctious teens take refuge in the foreboding funeral home to escape the law, they soon realize their grave error. Packed with thrills, chills, and bloody spills, Night Of The Demons 3 is a party to die for!
Blu-ray
AUDIO: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo |
Paramount's classic 1988 Christmas comedy starring Bill Murray will be coming down 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray's chimney with brand new features on November 7. Pre-order your copy now.
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of an essential holiday classic, remastered for 4K Ultra HD, and featuring hours of never-before-released special features. Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a modern-day “Scrooge” – a mean, nasty, uncaring, and unforgiving TV exec ready to unleash a live broadcast of “A Christmas Carol” around the world. But, before the night is over, he’ll be visited by his dead-as-a-doornail boss (John Forsythe), a maniacal cab driver from the past (David Johansen), a present-day fairy packing punches (Carol Kane) and a ghoulish, seven-foot headless messenger from the future. Both hysterical and heartfelt, SCROOGED is an updated take on a familiar favorite. Yule love it!
Scrooged - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Full specs have yet to be revealed, but the 4K UHD Blu-ray + Digital Combo Pack will include over 50 minutes of new supplements:
Pre-orders for Scrooged on 4K UHD Blu-ray are now available!
Bruce Wayne: If you were to go into the past, you have no idea what the consequences would be.
Barry Allen: Bruce, I could fix things.
Bruce Wayne: You could also destroy everything.
This week we get busy with lots of releases in both the 4K and Blu-ray categories. More Chucky, the next Paramount Presents Label release, a 'Condor' movie, and more!
Welcome to Volume 4 Episode 13 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 27th - September 2nd, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
Import Monday has Arrow Video's take on Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. No doubt what's on the actual disc is identical to Criterion's release, but we do get a slipcase and swag with this edition. I personally wish Criterion would do some of this.
The big domestic New Release this week is The Flash. Available in the usual assortment, a Standard Edition, a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook and a Walmart Exclusive. And just like so many recent assortments, Target is absent from the 4K category.
We *might* also see Infinity Pool, a SteelBook release from Decal - Neon. We cannot validate this release as Amazon shows it as being unavailable, but here is a Best Buy link that shows it available to order, but they have no cover art, which is inconclusive.
For catalog titles we begin with a trio of titles from Universal, Battlestar Galactica: The Movie, available as a standard release and a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook release, and the 1998 biopic Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The third and newest title in the mix is Promising Young Woman.
Next, from Scream/Shout Factory, parts 4 - 7 of the Chucky (Child's Play) movies. Specs for these films are a potential mess, with only one of them listing Dolby Vision and only one of them, the blu-ray, not the 4K having Atmos sound. I get the feeling they all have Dolby Vision and 5.1 sound, multiple requests from Shout went unanswered. No doubt the inevitable reviews will clarify these specs. In sequential order, these films are Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky.
The Paramount Presents label this week has spine number 41 available, Hustle & Flow.
Pair of titles from Kino Lorber this week too, Staying Alive and Three Days of the Condor (aka 3 Days of the Condor).
Amazon is now listing this one as September 12th, but other sources (including Arrowvideo.com) still say 8/29, 2009 remake The Last House on the Left.
If you did not get 'em from Vinegar Syndrome's direct site, now you can get general releases for Gorgo and Terror at Tenkiller.
And lastly, a Wednesday release at that, The Legend of Boggy Creek. This one has been talked about for some time on Facebook and it looks like it is finally coming out.
Next week, two Universal "Vault" imports, Night of the Comet, Sleepy Hollow, The Princess Bride and more.
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases includes The Flash available as a standard edition and a Target Exclusive. Also look for Staying Alive and Three Days of the Condor (aka 3 Days of the Condor) from Kino Lorber and The Last House on the Left (2009) from Arrow Video. For a Wednesday release, The Legend of Boggy Creek also gets a blu-ray release.
A new romcom from Sony Pictures with No Hard Feelings.
A little martial arts action from Arrow Video with New Fist of Fury.
MGM's catalog batch this week includes Crime & Punishment, Crime + Punishment in Suburbia, Mystery Date, Nobody's Fool (1986), Play Dirty and The Wild Party.
Anime highlights include A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Part 1, Cromartie High School, Re: Cutie Honey, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2, which is available as a standard edition and as a Limited Edition, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs and Shadows House Season 2.
From Criterion this week, a drama/romance titled Drylongso.
Warner Archive's August slate is also this week, titles include Father's Little Dividend, Gay Purr-ee, Little Women (1933), The Life of Emile Zola, Spinout and Wichita.
TV on disc this week, The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season and The Flash: The Complete Series.
Honorable Mention: Severin Films has a special interest box set titled The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle this week. If this is your type of collection, pounce immediately, it probably won't last long.
Next week, the U.S. has the Labor Day holiday, and there is a reprieve in this category, call it another chance to recharge your wallet.
Let's call this one a pleasant surprise, Disney has announced that they will be bringing a few of their Disney+ shows to blu-ray and 4K SteelBooks. Shows include Loki, The Mandalorian and Wandavision.
Universal will also be doing The Black Phone and Coacine Bear on 4K disc in September. Thank me for the latter, I bought the import.
Arrow Video's November slate will include 3 skus of Barbarella (including 4K)(traditional art for me on that one), Tremors 2 4K and a 6-disc box set titled Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Delighted to see Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection coming to blu-ray October 17th. This closes the gap on these films not available in the US. Diancie & the Cocoon of Destruction only recently became available in Germany.
Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?
Own the entire AMC hit series The Walking Dead in one Blu-ray box set hitting stores just in time for Halloween on October 17. There will also be a DVD set that will be exclusive to Walmart.
After sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma in an abandoned hospital, he’s immediately thrust into a life-or-death struggle in an apocalyptic, walker-ravaged world. This complete collection of the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning series, based on Robert Kirkman’s acclaimed comic book, follows Rick and his band of survivors – Daryl, Morgan, Maggie, Carol, Michonne, Glenn, and more – as they struggle to survive their bleak new reality where the living pose as much of a threat as the hungry, roaming undead. From Alexandria and its promise of a better life to Negan’s ruthless Saviors to the Commonwealth’s corruption, every harrowing, suspenseful moment is here. But hope never dies, for as Rick defiantly puts it, "We’re the ones who live.”
The Walking Dead: The Complete Collection
The Blu-ray + Digital set includes all 11 seasons on 54 discs and this set features artwork by Clio Award-winning artist Oliver Barrett.
Pre-orders for The Walking Dead: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray (with a suggested list price of $209.97) are live and here is the full press release:
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The 1984 musical comedy The Muppets Take Manhattan directed by Frank Oz will arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 24. The release features a new transfer and sound mix approved by Frank Oz and more.
Broadway bound, the Muppets take Manhattan by storm in this magical musical about breaking into show business! Fresh out of college, Kermit, Fozzie and the entire cast of Kermit’s musical “Manhattan Melodies” head for the Big Apple with plans to turn their small play into a big hit! All they need now is someone to produce their show! But when no one in town will even meet with them, it’s up to Kermit to believe hard enough for all of his friends that the show WILL go on! Family entertainment has never been more fun than this comedy marking Frank Oz’s solo directorial debut.
The Muppets Take Manhattan - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
The 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital Combo Pack will include a Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos presentation approved by director Frank Oz, who also recorded a brand new audio commentary for this release. Here is the full details of what is included:
4K ULTRA HD DISC
BLU-RAY DISC
Pre-orders for The Muppets Take Manhattan on 4K UHD Blu-ray should be available soon and here is the full press release:
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Action icons Jason Statham and Wu Jing will definitely need a bigger boat in Warner Brothers' Meg 2: The Trench arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on October 24. The sequel to the 2018 smash hit will be available on digital on August 25.
Back for seconds! “Meg 2: The Trench” is the summer’s highly anticipated next chapter of the global blockbuster that returns to the big screen with Jason Statham once again headlining and now partnered with Wu Jing, star of five of the ten highest- grossing films in China. Our unstoppable heroes battle a frenzy of ferocious Megs, led by the biggest Meg ever, along with new, never- before-seen creatures in a monstrously-sized action thriller. Featuring jaw-dropping effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills and high-octane battles, “Meg 2: The Trench” is a summer joyride at its combustible best!
Meg 2 The Trench - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Meg 2 The Trench - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook
Both the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases include Dolby Atmos with the following supplements:
Pre-orders are already available for Meg 2: The Trench on 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray. Here is the full press release:
“Aquatic horror madness”
Bloody Disgusting / Meagan Navarro
MEG 2: THE TRENCH
Sequel to the 2018 blockbuster arrives for
Premium Digital Ownership on August 25
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD arrive on October 24
Burbank, CA, August 24, 2023 – Dive into uncharted waters when the larger-than-life thrill ride “Meg 2: The Trench” arrives for purchase Digitally at home on August 25. The film is directed by Ben Wheatley (“In the Earth,” “Free Fire”) and stars Jason Statham (“The Meg,” “Furious 7”, “The Fate of the Furious,” The “Transporter” films) and global action icon Wu Jing (“Tai Chi Master,” “Invisible Target,” “Legendary Assassin”) and is the sequel to the surprise 2018 summer blockbuster “The Meg”. The film will also be available to purchase on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 24.
Along with Statham and Jing, “Meg 2: The Trench” cast also includes Sophia Cai (“The Meg”), Page Kennedy (“The Meg”), Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“Rambo: Last Blood”), Skyler Samuels (“The Gifted”), and Cliff Curtis (“Avatar” franchise).
“Meg 2: The Trench” is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Belle Avery and executive produced by Jason Statham, Cate Adams, Ruigang Li, Catherine Xujun Ying, Wu Jing, E. Bennett Walsh, Erik Howsam, Gerald R. Molen and Randy Greenberg. The screenplay is by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (“The Meg,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”) and Dean Georgaris (“The Meg,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life”), and a screen story by Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber, based on the novel The Trench by Steve Alten.
Synopsis:
Back for seconds! “Meg 2: The Trench” is the summer’s highly anticipated next chapter of the global blockbuster that returns to the big screen with Jason Statham once again headlining and now partnered with Wu Jing, star of five of the ten highest- grossing films in China. Our unstoppable heroes battle a frenzy of ferocious Megs, led by the biggest Meg ever, along with new, never- before-seen creatures in a monstrously-sized action thriller. Featuring jaw-dropping effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills and high-octane battles, “Meg 2: The Trench” is a summer joyride at its combustible best!
DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS
“Meg 2: The Trench” Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
BASICS
Premium Digital Ownership: August 25, 2023
PVOD: August 25, 2023
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: October 24, 2023
4K Languages: Canadian French, English, Latin Spanish
4K Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French
BD Languages: Canadian French, English, Latin Spanish
BD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French
DVD Languages: Parisian French, English, Latin Spanish
DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French, Korean, Chinese – Complex, Cantonese
Running Time: 116 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for action/violence, some bloody images, language and brief suggestive material
DVD: DLBY/DGTL
Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD
4K: ATMOS TrueHD
PRODUCT
4K UHD + Digital
Blu-ray + Digital
DVD
THE CREDITS
About “Meg 2: The Trench”
Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures present “Meg 2: The Trench,” with Jason Statham and Wu Jing headlining an ensemble cast that also includes Sophia Cai (“The Meg”), Page Kennedy (“The Meg”), Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“Rambo: Last Blood”), Skyler Samuels (“The Gifted”), and Cliff Curtis (“Avatar” franchise). “Meg 2: The Trench” is directed by Ben Wheatley (“In the Earth,” “Free Fire”), from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (“The Meg,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”) and Dean Georgaris (“The Meg,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life”), and a screen story by Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber, based on the novel The Trench by Steve Alten. The film is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“The Meg,” “Bumblebee”) and Belle Avery (“The Meg,” “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”), and executive produced by Jason Statham, Cate Adams, Ruigang Li, Catherine Xujun Ying, Wu Jing, E. Bennett Walsh, Erik Howsam, Gerald R. Molen and Randy Greenberg. Joining director Wheatley behind the camera are director of photography Haris Zambarloukous (“Belfast,” “Murder on the Orient Express”), production designer Chris Lowe (“The Gray Man,” “No Time to Die”) and editor Jonathan Amos (“Baby Driver,” “Paddington 2”). The visual effects supervisor is Pete Bebb (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Inception”), and costume designer is Lindsay Pugh (“The Matrix Resurrections,” “Krypton”). The music is by Harry Gregson-Williams (“The Meg,” “The Martian”). Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures present, in association with DF Pictures, a di Bonaventura/Apelles Entertainment, Inc. production, a Ben Wheatley film, “Meg 2: The Trench.” It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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The Criterion Collection has announced their next three Janus Contemporaries Blu-ray releases coming in November: Hlynur Pálmason's Godland, two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Tori and Lokita, and The Eight Mountains directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. All three titles will be available on November 21.
Godland - Janus Contemporaries
The struggle between the strictures of religion and humankind’s brute animal nature plays out amid the beautifully forbidding landscapes of remote Iceland in this stunning psychological epic from director Hlynur Pálmason. In the late nineteenth century, Danish priest Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) makes the perilous trek to Iceland’s southeastern coast with the intention of establishing a church. There, the arrogant man of God finds his resolve tested as he confronts the harsh terrain, temptations of the flesh, and the reality of being an intruder in an unforgiving land. What unfolds is a transfixing journey into the heart of colonial darkness—one that’s attuned to both the majesty and the terrifying power of the natural world.
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Tori and Lokita - Janus Contemporaries
From two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne comes the story of seventeen-year-old Lokita and twelve-year-old Tori, two immigrants to Belgium—from Cameroon and Benin, respectively—whose siblinglike bond is the only resource they can depend on in their struggle for survival on the margins of European society. The pair work as performers in a cheap trattoria, dealing drugs on the side, while balancing the demands of an indifferent bureaucracy. When Lokita is held captive in a marijuana grow house, events spiral out of control. Winner of the Seventh-Fifth Anniversary Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the latest humanist drama from the Dardenne brothers is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.
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The Eight Mountains - Janus Contemporaries
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains is a cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental. Adapting an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray, through observant detail and stunning landscape photography, the profound relationship between Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi), who first meet as children in an Alpine village. Years later, the estranged friends reunite, after the passing of Pietro’s father (Filippo Timi), in order to realize his dream of rebuilding a ruined cabin on a mountain slope. This emotional project, and their subsequent explorations of the mountains, create a strong bond between the two—yet individual dreams, and the demands of society, ultimately drive them to pursue irrevocably divergent paths.
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We will update these listings as soon as the preorder links become available and all three titles will be available on Blu-ray on November 21.
It has been a relatively quiet week, but there have been a few announcements and a bunch of new titles posted to our release calendar over the past little while. Be sure to check that out, but we've included some of the highlights here.
The major announcement this week is that Disney is prepping 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray SteelBooks for a handful of their more popular streaming shows. They include Loki (Season 1) on September 26, WandaVision: The Complete Series on November 28, and The Mandalorian (Seasons 1 & 2) on December 12. Read all about it here.
On October 3, 20th Century Fox Studios will be releasing the latest film in the Predator franchise, Prey, on both 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray. There will also be a Best Buy Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook.
Universal has set the animated film Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken for a Blu-ray release on September 26 with digital hitting August 29. The Blu-ray will include over an hour of bonus content.
Lionsgate is dropping a very sleek looking John Wick: Chapters 1-4 Blu-ray box set on October 17. There doesn't seem to be a 4K release...yet.
Also better late than never we suppose, but Universal has finally decided to give the sci-fi horror film M3GAN a 4K UHD Blu-ray release. Best Buy will have a 4K SteelBook as well. Be on the lookout for those on October 10.
Have you been down to South Park lately? If not, Paramount will be delivering six brand new episodes to Blu-ray when the show's 26th season hits hi-def on September 12. Not only that, Paramount is also giving 4K upgrades to the classic comedies Scrooged and Trading Places on November 7.
Sony has set an October 17th release date for the fifth season of The Crown on Blu-ray. Special features include: A Royal Transformation, War of the Waleses, and Script to Screen. Pre-orders are now available here.
The Criterion Collection has revealed three new titles in their Janice Contemporaries Blu-ray library. They are Hlynur Pálmason's Godland, two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Tori and Lokita, and The Eight Mountains directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. These will hit stores on November 21 (full details here).
And before we head of for the weekend, we have added The Wicker Man 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from Lionsgate to our release calendar. Pre-orders aren't activated yet, but the release will include Dolby Vision and what looks to be exquisite packaging.
Until next time...take care and enjoy what you can of this crazy summer!
